Collapsible screen



Au M, 1923.

I. E. KING COLLAFSIBLE SCREEN Filed Dec. 19, 1922 a l wanton Patented Aug. 14, 1923.

oNTTo STATES E. KING, OF- DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA.

COLLAPSIBLE SCREEN.

Application filed December 19, 1922. Serial No. 607,887.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ISHAM E. KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Durham, in the county of Durham and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Collapsible Screen, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wind shield attachments and aims to provide a novel form of screen, whereby the operator of a vehicle may shield himself and protect his eyes the screen in such a manner that they will house the remaining sections when the screen is in its inactive and closed position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment oi. the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what isclaimed, without departing{ from the spirit of. the invention.

eferring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view disclosing the screen in its ,active position and supported on a wind shield.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the screen in its folded position, portions of the windshield and supporting frame being shown in section.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the outer sections of the screen.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of one of the inner sections of the screen.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device includes a shank 5 iormed with a curved portion 6 cooperating with the removable curved member 7 to provide a clamp, whereby the screen, forming the esence of shield.

The shank 5 is formed into a shaft 8 which is threaded as at 9 to accommodate the winged nut 10 that secures the sections of the screen and holds them in their positions of adjustment.

l1 designates a coiled spring disposed between the winged nut 10 and the outermost section of the screen, which coiled spring exerts a lateral pressure on the sections of the screen to urge them into close engagement with the spacing members 12 that hold the sections of the screen in spaced relation with each other. The outer section 13 of the screen is formed with a right angled portion 14, the extremity thereof being curved downwardly as at 15 to overlie the remaining sections of the screen and provides one wall 01 the housing for housing the sections of the screen and guard them against moisture and other foreign matter.

The section 16 is also provided with a right angled flange 17 formed with a curved extremity 18 contacting with the section 13 and providing the opposed wall of the housing. Each of the inner sections comprising a substantially triangular plate formed with a flange 19 disposed along one edge thereof and a flange 20 disposed along the opposite edge thereof, the flange 20 being arranged to extend in a direction opposite to the flange 19 so that the flanges of adjacent sections will interlock and restrict movement of the sections with respect to each other when the screw is moved to its inactive position.

A head 21 is formed on the shank 5 and is provided with teeth 22 cooperating with the teeth of the circular piece 23, formlng a part of the inner section 13, so that movement of the section 13 will be restricted when the screen is in its active position. It might be further stated that each of the sections is formed with an opening to accommodate the shaft 8 to permit the sections of the screen to be readily moved to their active or inactive positions.

In the use of the device assuming that the sections of the screen are in positions as shown by Figure 2 of the drawing, and it is desired to move the sectionsto their active positions as shown by Figure 1 of the drawing, the lowermost section is grasped by the operator and moved downwardly with the result that flange 19 of one section interlocks with the flange 20 of the adjacent section, restricting movement of the sections with respect to eachother and at the same time providing a structure wherebyv movement of one section results in a relative movement of the adjacent section.

What is claimed is 1. A wind shield screen comprising end sections and inner sections, each of the sections being substantially triangular in formation, means formed along the edges of the sections for cooperating to restrict movement of the sections with respect to each other,

' means for pivotally connecting the sections,

and resilient means for normally urging the sections into close engagement with each other. I

2. A wind shield screen comprising a plm rality of pivotally connected sections, means for moving the sections to their inactive positions, a flange carried by each section, the flanges of adjacent sections adapted to cooperate to restrict movement of the sections with respect to each other, and means for normally holding the sections against movement. I

3. A wind shield screen comprising a plurality of pivotally connected sections, each of said sections having a curved flange formed along the edges thereof, said flanges of adjacent sections adapted to cooperate to restrict movement of the sections, and means forming a part of the outer sections to overlie the upper edges of the remaining sections to form a housing therefor.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

v llSHAM E. KING. Witnesses:

E. M. PRESTON, E. D. FOWLER. 

